Lore of Leyuna RPG (FRPG)

[Hopeflower]

'I was still training back then,' Arsenic replied, pushing his hair out of his face. 'My lessons started at around midday, and ended as the sun apporached the horizon. I had time to give her care, water, and food before they started, as I was usually up early, and after they ended. Granted, that meant I was usually exhausted by the time I got home...but no one ever thought to question it or why I was suddenly so involved in hunting. I guess they assumed I was practicing, and my training just took a lot out of me.' Aviva dipped her head in agreement with the assassin's words.

[The Kingpin]

Septimus nodded. "I appreciate your willingness to tell me this story. Not many are willing to tell their history to someone they met not even an hour ago" he growled...

[Hopeflower]

'You told us something about you; only fair that we do the same,' Arsenic said, cocking his head as Aviva nodded.

[The Kingpin]

Septimus smiled. "Another thing that's rare is a true concept of fairness. many of the ones i've met in recent months believed that thy were deserving of much, and needn't offer anything in return. Though some intimidation usually sufficed to set them straight" he growled as his gaze drifted, locking on the sun, the Dragon seemingly starting at it with great concentration...

[Hopeflower]

'I know the kind.' Arsenic grimaced. 'Clients, for lack of a better term, who ask for someone's head to be hacked off, and then offer the minimum they can in terms of pay for the job.' He let out a mental snort. 'Feh! And then they expect the head to be returned to them on a silver platter.'

[The Kingpin]

Septimus murmured an agreement, but never wavered from his focus on the sun...

[Hopeflower]

Aviva nudged Arsenic's shoulder gently in a calming gesture and soothed his mind with a brief touch. 'Calm, little one.' He let out a quiet sigh and leaned into her warmth for a moment.

[The Kingpin]

"Did you notice that?" growled Septimus lowly, his eyes still locked on the silvery disk...

[Hopeflower]

'Notice...what?' Arsenic asked, following the dragon's gaze. He lifted a hand to shield his eyes from the sun's glare. Aviva looked up as well, puzzled.

[The Kingpin]

"That!" growled Septimus excitedly, his tail shifting back and forth beneath him like a cat...

[Hopeflower]

After a moment, Arsenic had to look away, his eyes watering a bit even with the shade cast by his hand. 'I don't see anything. Do you, Aviva?' The dragon's solid green eyes were flicking from Septimus to the sun, trying to figure out what he might've seen. She gave a tiny shake of the head.

[The Kingpin]

"I'm trying to.....trying to dim the sun....with my mind....have you noticed it yet?" he growled. at that, the sun indeed seemed to dim in Aviva's and Arsenic's eyes...

[Hopeflower]

Arsenic, trained to feel the presence of another mind trying to manipulate his own, gave Septimus' consciousness a gentle prod in return. 'Neat trick,' he said. 'Were I not trained to guard my mind, it probably would've worked.'

[The Kingpin]

And Aviva? could she tell? responded Septimus mentally with a chuckle...

[Hopeflower]

'She's telepathic as well,' Arsenic replied, smiling faintly. 'Learned it so I wouldn't feel awkward, speaking to her without a voice.' He shot a glance at his friend, who was giving both of them an amused look. 'Didn't anyone ever tell you it's rude to eavesdrop on mental conversations?' he scolded her playfully. She let out a chuckle. "It's hard not to," she growled. "You broadcast loudly, little one." 'I do not!' "Let's not regress into five-year-olds," Aviva teased, giving him a nudge. He swatted her back, gently.

[raptor titanus3]

"Lord Lokar, they are repeling our forces with mass of arrows and trebuchets, what do you suggest," asked one of the Mounted Guard. "Keep pressing, task the Ballistas to fire dip of the Trebuchets and their crew, also the Ulfsarks are looking like they are losing momentum, have the second wave push forward," ordered Lokar with a twisted smile. A horn sounded and the rest of the Ulfsarks charged to pour into the melee. As for the first line, they were flowing through the gate like ants swarming into an enemy burrow. Most of the fighting was bloody and savage, and the raiding cavalry hadn't even arrived yet so they decided to hide behind the enemies own walls to avoid trebuchet fire and arrows. As the Ulfsarks cut down their foes some began to charge through the fighting to attack the archer lines or an even more advantageous prize of the trebuchets!

[The Kingpin]

"And there i was hoping i could pull it off. a shame. still, not every telepathic entity is capable of detecting that. you two must've had a fair amount of practice in psychic magic generally to detect that" growled the dragon. "Hang on....I thought you said you couldn't do magic" he added as he eyed Aviva...

[Hopeflower]

"And I can't. It isn't magic, but a well-trained and focused mind, like Arsenic's. I know my mind well enough to know when someone is touching or influencing it in some way. While it wasn't a skill I honed while with my kind, is a skill most Extraxl are born with. The ability to protect their mind and innermost thoughts, so no one would ever find us or learn more about us than we were willing to share," Aviva explained. Arsenic turned to her, surprised. 'You told me you knew almost nothing of telepathy...' he said, frowning. Aviva looked away. "I'm sorry, my friend, but my species jealously guards its secrets. And in the beginning, I truly was just a novice telepath."

[dinoman666]

Tetto'eko was about to ask something, when an ear-splitting screech made him visibly jump. It sounded like it had come from right next to the group, but the Skink saw what looked like a large, gray dragon with a serpentine neck emerge from the treetops on the other side of the river, soon followed by a second, and the two beasts flew off into the sky. "My word, that nearly made me jump out of my scales!" Tetto'eko said with a laugh. "Seems it's dragon country around here, isn't it?"

[Godzilla Forever]

The Lockjaw brothers spot a rather large forest troll and begin to split up to surround it.....

Kubba nods. "Says they can be smart, so maybe cultured ones there are...."

The king walks out, the guards standing next to him as he walks around. The assassin pulls out a bow and carefully takes aim at the king, aiming just above his head.........